Fix:Remove epub dependency from server

Version bump 1.7.1
Add:Check metadata.abs file modified date to rescan
2026-06-01 16:30:39 +02:00 · 2022-02-27 19:03:38 -06:00 · 2022-02-27 19:02:07 -06:00 · 2022-02-27 18:58:23 -06:00 · 2022-02-27 18:18:38 -06:00 · 2022-02-27 18:07:36 -06:00
36 changed files with 514 additions and 668 deletions
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
      <div class="absolute cover-bg" ref="coverBg" />
    </div>

+    <!-- Alternative bookshelf title/author/sort -->
    <div v-if="isAlternativeBookshelfView" class="absolute left-0 z-50 w-full" :style="{ bottom: `-${titleDisplayBottomOffset}rem` }">
      <p class="truncate" :style="{ fontSize: 0.9 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">
        <span v-if="volumeNumber">#{{ volumeNumber }}&nbsp;</span>{{ displayTitle }}
@@ -62,16 +63,20 @@
        <span class="material-icons" :style="{ fontSize: 1.2 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">more_vert</span>
      </div>
    </div>
+
+    <!-- Series name overlay -->
    <div v-if="booksInSeries && audiobook && isHovering" class="w-full h-full absolute top-0 left-0 z-10 bg-black bg-opacity-60 rounded flex items-center justify-center" :style="{ padding: sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">
      <p class="text-gray-200 text-center" :style="{ fontSize: 1.1 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">{{ series }}</p>
    </div>

+    <!-- Error widget -->
    <ui-tooltip v-if="showError" :text="errorText" class="absolute bottom-4 left-0 z-10">
      <div :style="{ height: 1.5 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem', width: 2.5 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }" class="bg-error rounded-r-full shadow-md flex items-center justify-end border-r border-b border-red-300">
        <span class="material-icons text-red-100 pr-1" :style="{ fontSize: 0.875 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem' }">priority_high</span>
      </div>
    </ui-tooltip>

+    <!-- Volume number -->
    <div v-if="volumeNumber && showVolumeNumber && !isHovering && !isSelectionMode" class="absolute rounded-lg bg-black bg-opacity-90 box-shadow-md z-10" :style="{ top: 0.375 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem', right: 0.375 * sizeMultiplier + 'rem', padding: `${0.1 * sizeMultiplier}rem ${0.25 * sizeMultiplier}rem` }">
      <p :style="{ fontSize: sizeMultiplier * 0.8 + 'rem' }">#{{ volumeNumber }}</p>
    </div>
@@ -204,6 +209,8 @@ export default {
      return this.authorFL
    },
    displaySortLine() {
+      if (this.orderBy === 'mtimeMs') return 'Modified ' + this.$formatDate(this._audiobook.mtimeMs)
+      if (this.orderBy === 'birthtimeMs') return 'Born ' + this.$formatDate(this._audiobook.birthtimeMs)
      if (this.orderBy === 'addedAt') return 'Added ' + this.$formatDate(this._audiobook.addedAt)
      if (this.orderBy === 'duration') return 'Duration: ' + this.$elapsedPrettyExtended(this._audiobook.duration, false)
      if (this.orderBy === 'size') return 'Size: ' + this.$bytesPretty(this._audiobook.size)
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ export default {
        {
          text: 'Size',
          value: 'size'
+        },
+        {
+          text: 'File Birthtime',
+          value: 'birthtimeMs'
+        },
+        {
+          text: 'File Modified',
+          value: 'mtimeMs'
        }
      ]
    }
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ export default {
      }).map(ab => this.cleanBook(ab, index++))
      return {
        books,
-        invalidBooks,
        ignoredFiles
      }
    },
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "audiobookshelf-client",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
  "description": "Audiobook manager and player",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
@@ -57,16 +57,6 @@ export default {
      this.$store.commit('setDeveloperMode', value)
      this.$toast.info(`Developer Mode ${value ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'}`)
    }
-    // saveMetadataComplete(result) {
-    //   this.savingMetadata = false
-    //   if (!result) return
-    //   this.$toast.success(`Metadata saved for ${result.success} audiobooks`)
-    // },
-    // saveMetadataFiles() {
-    //   this.savingMetadata = true
-    //   this.$root.socket.once('save_metadata_complete', this.saveMetadataComplete)
-    //   this.$root.socket.emit('save_metadata')
-    // }
  },
  mounted() {}
 }
@@ -8,10 +8,20 @@
      </div>

      <div class="flex items-center py-2">
-        <ui-toggle-switch v-model="storeCoversInAudiobookDir" :disabled="updatingServerSettings" @input="updateCoverStorageDestination" />
-        <ui-tooltip :text="tooltips.coverDestination">
+        <ui-toggle-switch v-model="newServerSettings.storeCoverWithBook" :disabled="updatingServerSettings" @input="(val) => updateSettingsKey('storeCoverWithBook', val)" />
+        <ui-tooltip :text="tooltips.storeCoverWithBook">
          <p class="pl-4 text-lg">
-            Store covers with audiobook
+            Store covers with book
+            <span class="material-icons icon-text">info_outlined</span>
+          </p>
+        </ui-tooltip>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="flex items-center py-2">
+        <ui-toggle-switch v-model="newServerSettings.storeMetadataWithBook" :disabled="updatingServerSettings" @input="(val) => updateSettingsKey('storeMetadataWithBook', val)" />
+        <ui-tooltip :text="tooltips.storeMetadataWithBook">
+          <p class="pl-4 text-lg">
+            Store metadata with book
            <span class="material-icons icon-text">info_outlined</span>
          </p>
        </ui-tooltip>
@@ -172,7 +182,6 @@ export default {
  data() {
    return {
      isResettingAudiobooks: false,
-      storeCoversInAudiobookDir: false,
      updatingServerSettings: false,
      useSquareBookCovers: false,
      useAlternativeBookshelfView: false,
@@ -182,10 +191,11 @@ export default {
        scannerDisableWatcher: 'Disables the automatic adding/updating of audiobooks when file changes are detected. *Requires server restart',
        scannerPreferOpfMetadata: 'OPF file metadata will be used for book details over folder names',
        scannerPreferAudioMetadata: 'Audio file ID3 meta tags will be used for book details over folder names',
-        scannerParseSubtitle: 'Extract subtitles from audiobook directory names.<br>Subtitle must be seperated by " - "<br>i.e. "Book Title - A Subtitle Here" has the subtitle "A Subtitle Here"',
+        scannerParseSubtitle: 'Extract subtitles from audiobook folder names.<br>Subtitle must be seperated by " - "<br>i.e. "Book Title - A Subtitle Here" has the subtitle "A Subtitle Here"',
        scannerFindCovers: 'If your audiobook does not have an embedded cover or a cover image inside the folder, the scanner will attempt to find a cover.<br>Note: This will extend scan time',
        bookshelfView: 'Alternative bookshelf view that shows title & author under book covers',
-        coverDestination: 'By default covers are stored in /metadata/books, enabling this setting will store covers inside your audiobooks directory. Only one file named "cover" will be kept.',
+        storeCoverWithBook: 'By default covers are stored in /metadata/books, enabling this setting will store covers in the books folder. Only one file named "cover" will be kept',
+        storeMetadataWithBook: 'By default metadata files are stored in /metadata/books, enabling this setting will store metadata files in the books folder. Uses .abs file extension',
        coverAspectRatio: 'Prefer to use square covers over standard 1.6:1 book covers'
      }
    }
@@ -226,12 +236,6 @@ export default {
        scannerCoverProvider: val
      })
    },
-    updateCoverStorageDestination(val) {
-      this.newServerSettings.coverDestination = val ? this.$constants.CoverDestination.AUDIOBOOK : this.$constants.CoverDestination.METADATA
-      this.updateServerSettings({
-        coverDestination: this.newServerSettings.coverDestination
-      })
-    },
    updateBookCoverAspectRatio(val) {
      this.updateServerSettings({
        coverAspectRatio: val ? this.$constants.BookCoverAspectRatio.SQUARE : this.$constants.BookCoverAspectRatio.STANDARD
@@ -263,8 +267,6 @@ export default {
    initServerSettings() {
      this.newServerSettings = this.serverSettings ? { ...this.serverSettings } : {}

-      this.storeCoversInAudiobookDir = this.newServerSettings.coverDestination === this.$constants.CoverDestination.AUDIOBOOK
-
      this.useSquareBookCovers = this.newServerSettings.coverAspectRatio === this.$constants.BookCoverAspectRatio.SQUARE

      this.useAlternativeBookshelfView = this.newServerSettings.bookshelfView === this.$constants.BookshelfView.TITLES
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ const DownloadStatus = {
  FAILED: 3
 }

-const CoverDestination = {
-  METADATA: 0,
-  AUDIOBOOK: 1
-}
-
 const BookCoverAspectRatio = {
  STANDARD: 0,
  SQUARE: 1
@@ -32,7 +27,6 @@ const BookshelfView = {
 const Constants = {
  SupportedFileTypes,
  DownloadStatus,
-  CoverDestination,
  BookCoverAspectRatio,
  BookshelfView
 }
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "audiobookshelf",
-  "version": "1.6.66",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
  "lockfileVersion": 1,
  "requires": true,
  "dependencies": {
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 {
  "name": "audiobookshelf",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
  "description": "Self-hosted audiobook server for managing and playing audiobooks",
  "main": "index.js",
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+}
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook server for managing and playing your a
 * Multi-user support w/ custom permissions
 * Keeps progress per user and syncs across devices
 * Auto-detects library updates, no need to re-scan
-* Upload full audiobooks and covers
+* Upload audiobooks w/ bulk upload drag and drop folders
 * Backup your metadata + automated daily backups
+* Progressive Web App (PWA)
+* Chromecast support on the web app
+* Fetch metadata and cover art from several sources

 Is there a feature you are looking for? [Suggest it](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/new/choose)

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const AuthorFinder = require('./AuthorFinder')
 const FileSystemController = require('./controllers/FileSystemController')

 class ApiController {
-  constructor(MetadataPath, db, auth, scanner, streamManager, rssFeeds, downloadManager, coverController, backupManager, watcher, cacheManager, emitter, clientEmitter) {
+  constructor(db, auth, scanner, streamManager, rssFeeds, downloadManager, coverController, backupManager, watcher, cacheManager, emitter, clientEmitter) {
    this.db = db
    this.auth = auth
    this.scanner = scanner
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ class ApiController {
    this.cacheManager = cacheManager
    this.emitter = emitter
    this.clientEmitter = clientEmitter
-    this.MetadataPath = MetadataPath

    this.bookFinder = new BookFinder()
-    this.authorFinder = new AuthorFinder(this.MetadataPath)
+    this.authorFinder = new AuthorFinder()

    this.router = express()
    this.init()
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ class ApiController {
        this.backupManager.updateCronSchedule()
      }

-      await this.db.updateEntity('settings', this.db.serverSettings)
+      await this.db.updateServerSettings()
    }
    return res.json({
      success: true,
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 const { downloadFile } = require('./utils/fileUtils')

 class AuthorFinder {
-  constructor(MetadataPath) {
-    this.MetadataPath = MetadataPath
-    this.AuthorPath = Path.join(MetadataPath, 'authors')
+  constructor() {
+    this.AuthorPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'authors')

    this.audnexus = new Audnexus()
  }
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ const Logger = require('./Logger')
 const Backup = require('./objects/Backup')

 class BackupManager {
-  constructor(MetadataPath, Uid, Gid, db) {
-    this.MetadataPath = MetadataPath
-    this.BackupPath = Path.join(this.MetadataPath, 'backups')
+  constructor(Uid, Gid, db) {
+    this.BackupPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'backups')
+    this.MetadataBooksPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'books')

    this.Uid = Uid
    this.Gid = Gid
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      return
    }
    const zip = new StreamZip.async({ file: backup.fullPath })
-    await zip.extract('config/', this.db.ConfigPath)
+    await zip.extract('config/', global.ConfigPath)
    if (backup.backupMetadataCovers) {
-      var metadataBooksPath = Path.join(this.MetadataPath, 'books')
-      await zip.extract('metadata-books/', metadataBooksPath)
+      await zip.extract('metadata-books/', this.MetadataBooksPath)
    }
    await this.db.reinit()
    socket.emit('apply_backup_complete', true)
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    var lastBackup = this.backups.shift()

    const zip = new StreamZip.async({ file: lastBackup.fullPath })
-    await zip.extract('config/', this.db.ConfigPath)
+    await zip.extract('config/', global.ConfigPath)
    console.log('Set Last Backup')
    await this.db.reinit()
  }
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  async runBackup() {
    // Check if Metadata Path is inside Config Path (otherwise there will be an infinite loop as the archiver tries to zip itself)
    Logger.info(`[BackupManager] Running Backup`)
-    var metadataBooksPath = this.serverSettings.backupMetadataCovers ? Path.join(this.MetadataPath, 'books') : null
+    var metadataBooksPath = this.serverSettings.backupMetadataCovers ? this.MetadataBooksPath : null

    var newBackup = new Backup()

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ const Logger = require('./Logger')
 const { resizeImage } = require('./utils/ffmpegHelpers')

 class CacheManager {
-  constructor(MetadataPath) {
-    this.MetadataPath = MetadataPath
-    this.CachePath = Path.join(this.MetadataPath, 'cache')
+  constructor() {
+    this.CachePath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'cache')
    this.CoverCachePath = Path.join(this.CachePath, 'covers')
  }

@@ -6,21 +6,18 @@ const readChunk = require('read-chunk')
 const imageType = require('image-type')

 const globals = require('./utils/globals')
-const { CoverDestination } = require('./utils/constants')
 const { downloadFile } = require('./utils/fileUtils')

 class CoverController {
-  constructor(db, cacheManager, MetadataPath, AudiobookPath) {
+  constructor(db, cacheManager) {
    this.db = db
    this.cacheManager = cacheManager

-    this.MetadataPath = MetadataPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
-    this.BookMetadataPath = Path.posix.join(this.MetadataPath, 'books')
-    this.AudiobookPath = AudiobookPath
+    this.BookMetadataPath = Path.posix.join(global.MetadataPath, 'books')
  }

  getCoverDirectory(audiobook) {
-    if (this.db.serverSettings.coverDestination === CoverDestination.AUDIOBOOK) {
+    if (this.db.serverSettings.storeCoverWithBook) {
      return {
        fullPath: audiobook.fullPath,
        relPath: '/s/book/' + audiobook.id
@@ -12,17 +12,14 @@ const Author = require('./objects/Author')
 const ServerSettings = require('./objects/ServerSettings')

 class Db {
-  constructor(ConfigPath, AudiobookPath) {
-    this.ConfigPath = ConfigPath
-    this.AudiobookPath = AudiobookPath
-
-    this.AudiobooksPath = Path.join(ConfigPath, 'audiobooks')
-    this.UsersPath = Path.join(ConfigPath, 'users')
-    this.SessionsPath = Path.join(ConfigPath, 'sessions')
-    this.LibrariesPath = Path.join(ConfigPath, 'libraries')
-    this.SettingsPath = Path.join(ConfigPath, 'settings')
-    this.CollectionsPath = Path.join(ConfigPath, 'collections')
-    this.AuthorsPath = Path.join(ConfigPath, 'authors')
+  constructor() {
+    this.AudiobooksPath = Path.join(global.ConfigPath, 'audiobooks')
+    this.UsersPath = Path.join(global.ConfigPath, 'users')
+    this.SessionsPath = Path.join(global.ConfigPath, 'sessions')
+    this.LibrariesPath = Path.join(global.ConfigPath, 'libraries')
+    this.SettingsPath = Path.join(global.ConfigPath, 'settings')
+    this.CollectionsPath = Path.join(global.ConfigPath, 'collections')
+    this.AuthorsPath = Path.join(global.ConfigPath, 'authors')

    this.audiobooksDb = new njodb.Database(this.AudiobooksPath)
    this.usersDb = new njodb.Database(this.UsersPath)
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ class Db {
      name: 'Main',
      folder: { // Generates default folder
        id: 'audiobooks',
-        fullPath: this.AudiobookPath,
+        fullPath: global.AudiobookPath,
        libraryId: 'main'
      }
    })
@@ -128,6 +125,7 @@ class Db {
      this.serverSettings = new ServerSettings()
      await this.insertEntity('settings', this.serverSettings)
    }
+    global.ServerSettings = this.serverSettings.toJSON()
  }

  async load() {
@@ -170,11 +168,19 @@ class Db {
    // Update server version in server settings
    if (this.previousVersion) {
      this.serverSettings.version = version
-      await this.updateEntity('settings', this.serverSettings)
+      await this.updateServerSettings()
    }
  }

-  updateAudiobook(audiobook) {
+  async updateAudiobook(audiobook) {
+    if (audiobook && audiobook.saveAbMetadata) {
+      // TODO: Book may have updates where this save is not necessary
+      //          add check first if metadata update is needed
+      await audiobook.saveAbMetadata()
+    } else {
+      Logger.error(`[Db] Invalid audiobook object passed to updateAudiobook`, audiobook)
+    }
+
    return this.audiobooksDb.update((record) => record.id === audiobook.id, () => audiobook).then((results) => {
      Logger.debug(`[DB] Audiobook updated ${results.updated}`)
      return true
@@ -184,6 +190,28 @@ class Db {
    })
  }

+  insertAudiobook(audiobook) {
+    return this.insertAudiobooks([audiobook])
+  }
+
+  async insertAudiobooks(audiobooks) {
+    // TODO: Books may have updates where this save is not necessary
+    //          add check first if metadata update is needed
+    await Promise.all(audiobooks.map(async (ab) => {
+      if (ab && ab.saveAbMetadata) return ab.saveAbMetadata()
+      return null
+    }))
+
+    return this.audiobooksDb.insert(audiobooks).then((results) => {
+      Logger.debug(`[DB] Audiobooks inserted ${results.inserted}`)
+      this.audiobooks = this.audiobooks.concat(audiobooks)
+      return true
+    }).catch((error) => {
+      Logger.error(`[DB] Audiobooks insert failed ${error}`)
+      return false
+    })
+  }
+
  updateUserStream(userId, streamId) {
    return this.usersDb.update((record) => record.id === userId, (user) => {
      user.stream = streamId
@@ -201,6 +229,11 @@ class Db {
    })
  }

+  updateServerSettings() {
+    global.ServerSettings = this.serverSettings.toJSON()
+    return this.updateEntity('settings', this.serverSettings)
+  }
+
  insertEntities(entityName, entities) {
    var entityDb = this.getEntityDb(entityName)
    return entityDb.insert(entities).then((results) => {
@@ -308,5 +341,12 @@ class Db {
      return []
    })
  }
+
+  // Check if server was updated and previous version was earlier than param
+  checkPreviousVersionIsBefore(version) {
+    if (!this.previousVersion) return false
+    // true if version > previousVersion
+    return version.localeCompare(this.previousVersion) >= 0
+  }
 }
 module.exports = Db
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@ const { writeConcatFile, writeMetadataFile } = require('./utils/ffmpegHelpers')
 const { getFileSize } = require('./utils/fileUtils')
 const TAG = 'DownloadManager'
 class DownloadManager {
-  constructor(db, MetadataPath, AudiobookPath, Uid, Gid) {
+  constructor(db, Uid, Gid) {
    this.Uid = Uid
    this.Gid = Gid
    this.db = db
-    this.MetadataPath = MetadataPath
-    this.AudiobookPath = AudiobookPath

-    this.downloadDirPath = Path.join(this.MetadataPath, 'downloads')
+    this.downloadDirPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'downloads')

    this.pendingDownloads = []
    this.downloads = []
@@ -248,7 +246,7 @@ class DownloadManager {
      // Supporting old local file prefix
      var bookCoverPath = audiobook.book.cover ? audiobook.book.cover.replace(/\\/g, '/') : null
      if (!_cover && bookCoverPath && bookCoverPath.startsWith('/local')) {
-        _cover = Path.posix.join(this.AudiobookPath.replace(/\\/g, '/'), _cover.replace('/local', ''))
+        _cover = Path.posix.join(global.AudiobookPath, _cover.replace('/local', ''))
        Logger.debug('Local cover url', _cover)
      }

@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ const fs = require('fs-extra')
 const Logger = require('./Logger')

 class HlsController {
-  constructor(db, auth, streamManager, emitter, StreamsPath) {
+  constructor(db, auth, streamManager, emitter) {
    this.db = db
    this.auth = auth
    this.streamManager = streamManager
    this.emitter = emitter
-    this.StreamsPath = StreamsPath

    this.router = express()
    this.init()
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ class HlsController {

  async streamFileRequest(req, res) {
    var streamId = req.params.stream
-    var fullFilePath = Path.join(this.StreamsPath, streamId, req.params.file)
+    var fullFilePath = Path.join(this.streamManager.StreamsPath, streamId, req.params.file)

    // development test stream - ignore
    if (streamId === 'test') {
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ const Logger = require('./Logger')
 const TAG = '[LogManager]'

 class LogManager {
-  constructor(MetadataPath, db) {
+  constructor(db) {
    this.db = db
-    this.MetadataPath = MetadataPath

-    this.logDirPath = Path.join(this.MetadataPath, 'logs')
+    this.logDirPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'logs')
    this.dailyLogDirPath = Path.join(this.logDirPath, 'daily')

    this.currentDailyLog = null
@@ -35,27 +35,35 @@ class Server {
    this.Uid = isNaN(UID) ? 0 : Number(UID)
    this.Gid = isNaN(GID) ? 0 : Number(GID)
    this.Host = '0.0.0.0'
-    this.ConfigPath = Path.normalize(CONFIG_PATH)
-    this.AudiobookPath = Path.normalize(AUDIOBOOK_PATH)
-    this.MetadataPath = Path.normalize(METADATA_PATH)
+    global.Uid = this.Uid
+    global.Gid = this.Gid
+    global.ConfigPath = Path.normalize(CONFIG_PATH)
+    global.AudiobookPath = Path.normalize(AUDIOBOOK_PATH)
+    global.MetadataPath = Path.normalize(METADATA_PATH)
+    // Fix backslash if not on Windows
+    if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
+      global.ConfigPath = global.ConfigPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+      global.AudiobookPath = global.AudiobookPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+      global.MetadataPath = global.MetadataPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    }

-    fs.ensureDirSync(CONFIG_PATH, 0o774)
-    fs.ensureDirSync(METADATA_PATH, 0o774)
-    fs.ensureDirSync(AUDIOBOOK_PATH, 0o774)
+    fs.ensureDirSync(global.ConfigPath, 0o774)
+    fs.ensureDirSync(global.MetadataPath, 0o774)
+    fs.ensureDirSync(global.AudiobookPath, 0o774)

-    this.db = new Db(this.ConfigPath, this.AudiobookPath)
+    this.db = new Db()
    this.auth = new Auth(this.db)
-    this.backupManager = new BackupManager(this.MetadataPath, this.Uid, this.Gid, this.db)
-    this.logManager = new LogManager(this.MetadataPath, this.db)
-    this.cacheManager = new CacheManager(this.MetadataPath)
-    this.watcher = new Watcher(this.AudiobookPath)
-    this.coverController = new CoverController(this.db, this.cacheManager, this.MetadataPath, this.AudiobookPath)
-    this.scanner = new Scanner(this.AudiobookPath, this.MetadataPath, this.db, this.coverController, this.emitter.bind(this))
+    this.backupManager = new BackupManager(this.Uid, this.Gid, this.db)
+    this.logManager = new LogManager(this.db)
+    this.cacheManager = new CacheManager()
+    this.watcher = new Watcher()
+    this.coverController = new CoverController(this.db, this.cacheManager)
+    this.scanner = new Scanner(this.db, this.coverController, this.emitter.bind(this))

-    this.streamManager = new StreamManager(this.db, this.MetadataPath, this.emitter.bind(this), this.clientEmitter.bind(this))
+    this.streamManager = new StreamManager(this.db, this.emitter.bind(this), this.clientEmitter.bind(this))
    this.rssFeeds = new RssFeeds(this.Port, this.db)
-    this.downloadManager = new DownloadManager(this.db, this.MetadataPath, this.AudiobookPath, this.Uid, this.Gid)
-    this.apiController = new ApiController(this.MetadataPath, this.db, this.auth, this.scanner, this.streamManager, this.rssFeeds, this.downloadManager, this.coverController, this.backupManager, this.watcher, this.cacheManager, this.emitter.bind(this), this.clientEmitter.bind(this))
+    this.downloadManager = new DownloadManager(this.db, this.Uid, this.Gid)
+    this.apiController = new ApiController(this.db, this.auth, this.scanner, this.streamManager, this.rssFeeds, this.downloadManager, this.coverController, this.backupManager, this.watcher, this.cacheManager, this.emitter.bind(this), this.clientEmitter.bind(this))
    this.hlsController = new HlsController(this.db, this.auth, this.streamManager, this.emitter.bind(this), this.streamManager.StreamsPath)

    Logger.logManager = this.logManager
@@ -126,6 +134,10 @@ class Server {
      Logger.info(`[Server] Running scan for duplicate book IDs`)
      await this.scanner.fixDuplicateIds()
    }
+    // If server upgrade and last version was 1.7.0 or earlier - add abmetadata files
+    // if (this.db.checkPreviousVersionIsBefore('1.7.1')) {
+    // TODO: wait until stable
+    // }

    if (this.db.serverSettings.scannerDisableWatcher) {
      Logger.info(`[Server] Watcher is disabled`)
@@ -155,10 +167,10 @@ class Server {
    app.use(express.static(distPath))

    // Old static path for covers
-    app.use('/local', this.authMiddleware.bind(this), express.static(this.AudiobookPath))
+    app.use('/local', this.authMiddleware.bind(this), express.static(global.AudiobookPath))

    // Metadata folder static path
-    app.use('/metadata', this.authMiddleware.bind(this), express.static(this.MetadataPath))
+    app.use('/metadata', this.authMiddleware.bind(this), express.static(global.MetadataPath))

    // Downloads folder static path
    app.use('/downloads', this.authMiddleware.bind(this), express.static(this.downloadManager.downloadDirPath))
@@ -349,7 +361,7 @@ class Server {

  // Remove unused /metadata/books/{id} folders
  async purgeMetadata() {
-    var booksMetadata = Path.join(this.MetadataPath, 'books')
+    var booksMetadata = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'books')
    var booksMetadataExists = await fs.pathExists(booksMetadata)
    if (!booksMetadataExists) return
    var foldersInBooksMetadata = await fs.readdir(booksMetadata)
@@ -622,9 +634,9 @@ class Server {

    const initialPayload = {
      serverSettings: this.serverSettings.toJSON(),
-      audiobookPath: this.AudiobookPath,
-      metadataPath: this.MetadataPath,
-      configPath: this.ConfigPath,
+      audiobookPath: global.AudiobookPath,
+      metadataPath: global.MetadataPath,
+      configPath: global.ConfigPath,
      user: client.user.toJSONForBrowser(),
      stream: client.stream || null,
      librariesScanning: this.scanner.librariesScanning,
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ const fs = require('fs-extra')
 const Path = require('path')

 class StreamManager {
-  constructor(db, MetadataPath, emitter, clientEmitter) {
+  constructor(db, emitter, clientEmitter) {
    this.db = db

    this.emitter = emitter
    this.clientEmitter = clientEmitter

-    this.MetadataPath = MetadataPath
    this.streams = []
-    this.StreamsPath = Path.join(this.MetadataPath, 'streams')
+    this.StreamsPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'streams')
  }

  get audiobooks() {
@@ -68,12 +67,12 @@ class StreamManager {

  async tempCheckStrayStreams() {
    try {
-      var dirs = await fs.readdir(this.MetadataPath)
+      var dirs = await fs.readdir(global.MetadataPath)
      if (!dirs || !dirs.length) return true

      await Promise.all(dirs.map(async (dirname) => {
        if (dirname !== 'streams' && dirname !== 'books' && dirname !== 'downloads' && dirname !== 'backups' && dirname !== 'logs' && dirname !== 'cache') {
-          var fullPath = Path.join(this.MetadataPath, dirname)
+          var fullPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, dirname)
          Logger.warn(`Removing OLD Orphan Stream ${dirname}`)
          return fs.remove(fullPath)
        }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class BookController {
      return res.sendStatus(403)
    }
    var audiobook = this.db.audiobooks.find(a => a.id === req.params.id)
-    if (!audiobook || !audiobook.book.cover) return res.sendStatus(404)
+    if (!audiobook) return res.sendStatus(404)

    // Check user can access this audiobooks library
    if (!req.user.checkCanAccessLibrary(audiobook.libraryId)) {
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class AudioFile {
    this.ext = null
    this.path = null
    this.fullPath = null
+    this.mtimeMs = null
+    this.ctimeMs = null
+    this.birthtimeMs = null
    this.addedAt = null

    this.trackNumFromMeta = null
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ class AudioFile {
      ext: this.ext,
      path: this.path,
      fullPath: this.fullPath,
+      mtimeMs: this.mtimeMs,
+      ctimeMs: this.ctimeMs,
+      birthtimeMs: this.birthtimeMs,
      addedAt: this.addedAt,
      trackNumFromMeta: this.trackNumFromMeta,
      discNumFromMeta: this.discNumFromMeta,
@@ -82,6 +88,9 @@ class AudioFile {
    this.ext = data.ext
    this.path = data.path
    this.fullPath = data.fullPath
+    this.mtimeMs = data.mtimeMs || 0
+    this.ctimeMs = data.ctimeMs || 0
+    this.birthtimeMs = data.birthtimeMs || 0
    this.addedAt = data.addedAt
    this.manuallyVerified = !!data.manuallyVerified
    this.invalid = !!data.invalid
@@ -124,6 +133,9 @@ class AudioFile {
    this.ext = fileData.ext
    this.path = fileData.path
    this.fullPath = fileData.fullPath
+    this.mtimeMs = fileData.mtimeMs || 0
+    this.ctimeMs = fileData.ctimeMs || 0
+    this.birthtimeMs = fileData.birthtimeMs || 0
    this.addedAt = Date.now()

    this.trackNumFromMeta = fileData.trackNumFromMeta
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 const Path = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs-extra')
-const { bytesPretty, readTextFile } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
-const { comparePaths, getIno, getId, elapsedPretty } = require('../utils/index')
+const { bytesPretty, readTextFile, getIno } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
+const { comparePaths, getId, elapsedPretty } = require('../utils/index')
 const { parseOpfMetadataXML } = require('../utils/parseOpfMetadata')
 const { extractCoverArt } = require('../utils/ffmpegHelpers')
 const nfoGenerator = require('../utils/nfoGenerator')
+const abmetadataGenerator = require('../utils/abmetadataGenerator')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const Book = require('./Book')
 const AudioTrack = require('./AudioTrack')
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ class Audiobook {

    this.path = null
    this.fullPath = null
+    this.mtimeMs = null
+    this.ctimeMs = null
+    this.birthtimeMs = null
    this.addedAt = null
    this.lastUpdate = null
    this.lastScan = null
@@ -44,6 +48,9 @@ class Audiobook {
    if (audiobook) {
      this.construct(audiobook)
    }
+
+    // Temp flags
+    this.isSavingMetadata = false
  }

  construct(audiobook) {
@@ -53,6 +60,9 @@ class Audiobook {
    this.folderId = audiobook.folderId || 'audiobooks'
    this.path = audiobook.path
    this.fullPath = audiobook.fullPath
+    this.mtimeMs = audiobook.mtimeMs || 0
+    this.ctimeMs = audiobook.ctimeMs || 0
+    this.birthtimeMs = audiobook.birthtimeMs || 0
    this.addedAt = audiobook.addedAt
    this.lastUpdate = audiobook.lastUpdate || this.addedAt
    this.lastScan = audiobook.lastScan || null
@@ -175,6 +185,9 @@ class Audiobook {
      folderId: this.folderId,
      path: this.path,
      fullPath: this.fullPath,
+      mtimeMs: this.mtimeMs,
+      ctimeMs: this.ctimeMs,
+      birthtimeMs: this.birthtimeMs,
      addedAt: this.addedAt,
      lastUpdate: this.lastUpdate,
      lastScan: this.lastScan,
@@ -201,6 +214,9 @@ class Audiobook {
      tags: this.tags,
      path: this.path,
      fullPath: this.fullPath,
+      mtimeMs: this.mtimeMs,
+      ctimeMs: this.ctimeMs,
+      birthtimeMs: this.birthtimeMs,
      addedAt: this.addedAt,
      lastUpdate: this.lastUpdate,
      duration: this.duration,
@@ -224,6 +240,9 @@ class Audiobook {
      folderId: this.folderId,
      path: this.path,
      fullPath: this.fullPath,
+      mtimeMs: this.mtimeMs,
+      ctimeMs: this.ctimeMs,
+      birthtimeMs: this.birthtimeMs,
      addedAt: this.addedAt,
      lastUpdate: this.lastUpdate,
      duration: this.duration,
@@ -331,6 +350,9 @@ class Audiobook {

    this.path = data.path
    this.fullPath = data.fullPath
+    this.mtimeMs = data.mtimeMs || 0
+    this.ctimeMs = data.ctimeMs || 0
+    this.birthtimeMs = data.birthtimeMs || 0
    this.addedAt = Date.now()
    this.lastUpdate = this.addedAt

@@ -422,13 +444,8 @@ class Audiobook {
      hasUpdates = true
    }

-    if (payload.book) {
-      if (!this.book) {
-        this.setBook(payload.book)
-        hasUpdates = true
-      } else if (this.book.update(payload.book)) {
-        hasUpdates = true
-      }
+    if (payload.book && this.book.update(payload.book)) {
+      hasUpdates = true
    }

    if (hasUpdates) {
@@ -523,7 +540,7 @@ class Audiobook {
  }

  // On scan check other files found with other files saved
-  async syncOtherFiles(newOtherFiles, metadataPath, opfMetadataOverrideDetails, forceRescan = false) {
+  async syncOtherFiles(newOtherFiles, opfMetadataOverrideDetails) {
    var hasUpdates = false

    var currOtherFileNum = this.otherFiles.length
@@ -532,6 +549,8 @@ class Audiobook {
    var alreadyHasDescTxt = otherFilenamesAlreadyInBook.includes('desc.txt')
    var alreadyHasReaderTxt = otherFilenamesAlreadyInBook.includes('reader.txt')

+    var existingAbMetadata = this.otherFiles.find(file => file.filename === 'metadata.abs')
+
    // Filter out other files no longer in directory
    var newOtherFilePaths = newOtherFiles.map(f => f.path)
    this.otherFiles = this.otherFiles.filter(f => newOtherFilePaths.includes(f.path))
@@ -540,9 +559,9 @@ class Audiobook {
      hasUpdates = true
    }

-    // If desc.txt is new or forcing rescan then read it and update description (will overwrite)
+    // If desc.txt is new then read it and update description (will overwrite)
    var descriptionTxt = newOtherFiles.find(file => file.filename === 'desc.txt')
-    if (descriptionTxt && (!alreadyHasDescTxt || forceRescan)) {
+    if (descriptionTxt && !alreadyHasDescTxt) {
      var newDescription = await readTextFile(descriptionTxt.fullPath)
      if (newDescription) {
        Logger.debug(`[Audiobook] Sync Other File desc.txt: ${newDescription}`)
@@ -550,9 +569,9 @@ class Audiobook {
        hasUpdates = true
      }
    }
-    // If reader.txt is new or forcing rescan then read it and update narrator (will overwrite)
+    // If reader.txt is new then read it and update narrator (will overwrite)
    var readerTxt = newOtherFiles.find(file => file.filename === 'reader.txt')
-    if (readerTxt && (!alreadyHasReaderTxt || forceRescan)) {
+    if (readerTxt && !alreadyHasReaderTxt) {
      var newReader = await readTextFile(readerTxt.fullPath)
      if (newReader) {
        Logger.debug(`[Audiobook] Sync Other File reader.txt: ${newReader}`)
@@ -561,7 +580,28 @@ class Audiobook {
      }
    }

-    // If OPF file and was not already there
+
+    // If metadata.abs is new OR modified then read it and set all defined keys (will overwrite)
+    var metadataAbs = newOtherFiles.find(file => file.filename === 'metadata.abs')
+    var shouldUpdateAbs = !!metadataAbs && (metadataAbs.modified || !existingAbMetadata)
+    if (metadataAbs && metadataAbs.modified) {
+      Logger.debug(`[Audiobook] metadata.abs file was modified for "${this.title}"`)
+    }
+
+    if (shouldUpdateAbs) {
+      var abmetadataText = await readTextFile(metadataAbs.fullPath)
+      if (abmetadataText) {
+        var metadataUpdateObject = abmetadataGenerator.parse(abmetadataText)
+        if (metadataUpdateObject && metadataUpdateObject.book) {
+          if (this.update(metadataUpdateObject)) {
+            Logger.debug(`[Audiobook] Some details were updated from metadata.abs for "${this.title}"`, metadataUpdateObject)
+            hasUpdates = true
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // If OPF file and was not already there OR prefer opf metadata
    var metadataOpf = newOtherFiles.find(file => file.ext === '.opf' || file.filename === 'metadata.xml')
    if (metadataOpf && (!otherFilenamesAlreadyInBook.includes(metadataOpf.filename) || opfMetadataOverrideDetails)) {
      var xmlText = await readTextFile(metadataOpf.fullPath)
@@ -640,7 +680,7 @@ class Audiobook {
    if (bookCoverPath && bookCoverPath.startsWith('/metadata')) {
      // Fixing old cover paths
      if (!this.book.coverFullPath) {
-        this.book.coverFullPath = Path.join(metadataPath, this.book.cover.substr('/metadata/'.length)).replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/\/\//g, '/')
+        this.book.coverFullPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, this.book.cover.substr('/metadata/'.length)).replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/\/\//g, '/')
        Logger.debug(`[Audiobook] Metadata cover full path set "${this.book.coverFullPath}" for "${this.title}"`)
        hasUpdates = true
      }
@@ -797,9 +837,10 @@ class Audiobook {
    return false
  }

-  // Look for desc.txt and reader.txt and update details if found
+  // Look for desc.txt, reader.txt, metadata.abs and opf file then update details if found
  async saveDataFromTextFiles(opfMetadataOverrideDetails) {
    var bookUpdatePayload = {}
+
    var descriptionText = await this.fetchTextFromTextFile('desc.txt')
    if (descriptionText) {
      Logger.debug(`[Audiobook] "${this.title}" found desc.txt updating description with "${descriptionText.slice(0, 20)}..."`)
@@ -811,6 +852,22 @@ class Audiobook {
      bookUpdatePayload.narrator = readerText
    }

+    // abmetadata will always overwrite
+    var abmetadataText = await this.fetchTextFromTextFile('metadata.abs')
+    if (abmetadataText) {
+      var metadataUpdateObject = abmetadataGenerator.parse(abmetadataText)
+      if (metadataUpdateObject && metadataUpdateObject.book) {
+        Logger.debug(`[Audiobook] "${this.title}" found metadata.abs file`)
+        for (const key in metadataUpdateObject.book) {
+          var value = metadataUpdateObject.book[key]
+          if (key && value !== undefined) {
+            bookUpdatePayload[key] = value
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Opf only overwrites if detail is empty
    var metadataOpf = this.otherFiles.find(file => file.isOPFFile || file.filename === 'metadata.xml')
    if (metadataOpf) {
      var xmlText = await readTextFile(metadataOpf.fullPath)
@@ -870,12 +927,6 @@ class Audiobook {
      }
    }

-    if (existingFile.filename !== fileFound.filename) {
-      existingFile.filename = fileFound.filename
-      existingFile.ext = fileFound.ext
-      hasUpdated = true
-    }
-
    if (existingFile.path !== fileFound.path) {
      existingFile.path = fileFound.path
      existingFile.fullPath = fileFound.fullPath
@@ -885,6 +936,20 @@ class Audiobook {
      hasUpdated = true
    }

+    var keysToCheck = ['filename', 'ext', 'mtimeMs', 'ctimeMs', 'birthtimeMs', 'size']
+    keysToCheck.forEach((key) => {
+      if (existingFile[key] !== fileFound[key]) {
+
+        // Add modified flag on file data object if exists and was changed
+        if (key === 'mtimeMs' && existingFile[key]) {
+          fileFound.modified = true
+        }
+
+        existingFile[key] = fileFound[key]
+        hasUpdated = true
+      }
+    })
+
    if (!isAudioFile && existingFile.filetype !== fileFound.filetype) {
      existingFile.filetype = fileFound.filetype
      hasUpdated = true
@@ -924,6 +989,14 @@ class Audiobook {
      hasUpdated = true
    }

+    var keysToCheck = ['mtimeMs', 'ctimeMs', 'birthtimeMs']
+    keysToCheck.forEach((key) => {
+      if (dataFound[key] != this[key]) {
+        this[key] = dataFound[key] || 0
+        hasUpdated = true
+      }
+    })
+
    var newAudioFileData = []
    var newOtherFileData = []
    var existingAudioFileData = []
@@ -1014,14 +1087,14 @@ class Audiobook {
  }

  // Temp fix for cover is set but coverFullPath is not set
-  fixFullCoverPath(metadataPath) {
+  fixFullCoverPath() {
    if (!this.book.cover) return
    var bookCoverPath = this.book.cover.replace(/\\/g, '/')
    var newFullCoverPath = null
    if (bookCoverPath.startsWith('/s/book/')) {
      newFullCoverPath = Path.join(this.fullPath, bookCoverPath.substr(`/s/book/${this.id}`.length)).replace(/\/\//g, '/')
    } else if (bookCoverPath.startsWith('/metadata/')) {
-      newFullCoverPath = Path.join(metadataPath, bookCoverPath.substr('/metadata/'.length)).replace(/\/\//g, '/')
+      newFullCoverPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, bookCoverPath.substr('/metadata/'.length)).replace(/\/\//g, '/')
    }
    if (newFullCoverPath) {
      Logger.debug(`[Audiobook] "${this.title}" fixing full cover path "${this.book.cover}" => "${newFullCoverPath}"`)
@@ -1030,5 +1103,26 @@ class Audiobook {
    }
    return false
  }
+
+  async saveAbMetadata() {
+    if (this.isSavingMetadata) return
+    this.isSavingMetadata = true
+
+    var metadataPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'books', this.id)
+    if (global.ServerSettings.storeMetadataWithBook) {
+      metadataPath = this.fullPath
+    } else {
+      // Make sure metadata book dir exists
+      await fs.ensureDir(metadataPath)
+    }
+    metadataPath = Path.join(metadataPath, 'metadata.abs')
+
+    return abmetadataGenerator.generate(this, metadataPath).then((success) => {
+      this.isSavingMetadata = false
+      if (!success) Logger.error(`[Audiobook] Failed saving abmetadata to "${metadataPath}"`)
+      else Logger.debug(`[Audiobook] Success saving abmetadata to "${metadataPath}"`)
+      return success
+    })
+  }
 }
 module.exports = Audiobook
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ class AudiobookFile {
    this.ext = null
    this.path = null
    this.fullPath = null
+    this.size = null
+    this.mtimeMs = null
+    this.ctimeMs = null
+    this.birthtimeMs = null
+
    this.addedAt = null

    if (data) {
@@ -25,6 +30,10 @@ class AudiobookFile {
      ext: this.ext,
      path: this.path,
      fullPath: this.fullPath,
+      size: this.size,
+      mtimeMs: this.mtimeMs,
+      ctimeMs: this.ctimeMs,
+      birthtimeMs: this.birthtimeMs,
      addedAt: this.addedAt
    }
  }
@@ -36,6 +45,10 @@ class AudiobookFile {
    this.ext = data.ext
    this.path = data.path
    this.fullPath = data.fullPath
+    this.size = data.size || 0
+    this.mtimeMs = data.mtimeMs || 0
+    this.ctimeMs = data.ctimeMs || 0
+    this.birthtimeMs = data.birthtimeMs || 0
    this.addedAt = data.addedAt
  }

@@ -46,6 +59,10 @@ class AudiobookFile {
    this.ext = data.ext
    this.path = data.path
    this.fullPath = data.fullPath
+    this.size = data.size || 0
+    this.mtimeMs = data.mtimeMs || 0
+    this.ctimeMs = data.ctimeMs || 0
+    this.birthtimeMs = data.birthtimeMs || 0
    this.addedAt = Date.now()
  }
 }
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { CoverDestination, BookCoverAspectRatio, BookshelfView } = require('../utils/constants')
+const { BookCoverAspectRatio, BookshelfView } = require('../utils/constants')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')

 class ServerSettings {
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class ServerSettings {
    this.scannerDisableWatcher = false

    // Metadata
-    this.coverDestination = CoverDestination.METADATA
-    this.saveMetadataFile = false
+    this.storeCoverWithBook = false
+    this.storeMetadataWithBook = false

    // Security/Rate limits
    this.rateLimitLoginRequests = 10
@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ class ServerSettings {
    this.scannerPreferOpfMetadata = !!settings.scannerPreferOpfMetadata
    this.scannerDisableWatcher = !!settings.scannerDisableWatcher

-    this.coverDestination = settings.coverDestination || CoverDestination.METADATA
-    this.saveMetadataFile = !!settings.saveMetadataFile
+    this.storeCoverWithBook = settings.storeCoverWithBook
+    if (this.storeCoverWithBook == undefined) { // storeCoverWithBook added in 1.7.1 to replace coverDestination
+      this.storeCoverWithBook = !!settings.coverDestination
+    }
+    this.storeMetadataWithBook = !!settings.storeCoverWithBook
+
    this.rateLimitLoginRequests = !isNaN(settings.rateLimitLoginRequests) ? Number(settings.rateLimitLoginRequests) : 10
    this.rateLimitLoginWindow = !isNaN(settings.rateLimitLoginWindow) ? Number(settings.rateLimitLoginWindow) : 10 * 60 * 1000 // 10 Minutes

@@ -95,8 +99,8 @@ class ServerSettings {
      scannerPreferAudioMetadata: this.scannerPreferAudioMetadata,
      scannerPreferOpfMetadata: this.scannerPreferOpfMetadata,
      scannerDisableWatcher: this.scannerDisableWatcher,
-      coverDestination: this.coverDestination,
-      saveMetadataFile: !!this.saveMetadataFile,
+      storeCoverWithBook: this.storeCoverWithBook,
+      storeMetadataWithBook: this.storeMetadataWithBook,
      rateLimitLoginRequests: this.rateLimitLoginRequests,
      rateLimitLoginWindow: this.rateLimitLoginWindow,
      backupSchedule: this.backupSchedule,
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 const AuthorFinder = require('../AuthorFinder')

 class AuthorScanner {
-  constructor(db, MetadataPath) {
+  constructor(db) {
    this.db = db
-    this.MetadataPath = MetadataPath
-    this.authorFinder = new AuthorFinder(MetadataPath)
+    this.authorFinder = new AuthorFinder()
  }

  getUniqueAuthors() {
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-const { CoverDestination } = require('../utils/constants')
-
 class ScanOptions {
  constructor(options) {
    this.forceRescan = false
@@ -7,7 +5,7 @@ class ScanOptions {
    // Server settings
    this.parseSubtitles = false
    this.findCovers = false
-    this.coverDestination = CoverDestination.METADATA
+    this.storeCoverWithBook = false
    this.preferAudioMetadata = false
    this.preferOpfMetadata = false

@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ class ScanOptions {
      metadataPrecedence: this.metadataPrecedence,
      parseSubtitles: this.parseSubtitles,
      findCovers: this.findCovers,
-      coverDestination: this.coverDestination,
+      storeCoverWithBook: this.storeCoverWithBook,
      preferAudioMetadata: this.preferAudioMetadata,
      preferOpfMetadata: this.preferOpfMetadata
    }
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ class ScanOptions {

    this.parseSubtitles = !!serverSettings.scannerParseSubtitle
    this.findCovers = !!serverSettings.scannerFindCovers
-    this.coverDestination = serverSettings.coverDestination
+    this.storeCoverWithBook = serverSettings.storeCoverWithBook
    this.preferAudioMetadata = serverSettings.scannerPreferAudioMetadata
    this.preferOpfMetadata = serverSettings.scannerPreferOpfMetadata
  }
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ const Path = require('path')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const { version } = require('../../package.json')
 const { groupFilesIntoAudiobookPaths, getAudiobookFileData, scanRootDir } = require('../utils/scandir')
-const { comparePaths, getIno, getId, msToTimestamp } = require('../utils/index')
-const { ScanResult, CoverDestination, LogLevel } = require('../utils/constants')
+const { comparePaths, getId } = require('../utils/index')
+const { ScanResult, LogLevel } = require('../utils/constants')

 const AudioFileScanner = require('./AudioFileScanner')
 const BookFinder = require('../BookFinder')
@@ -15,12 +15,9 @@ const LibraryScan = require('./LibraryScan')
 const ScanOptions = require('./ScanOptions')

 class Scanner {
-  constructor(AUDIOBOOK_PATH, METADATA_PATH, db, coverController, emitter) {
-    this.AudiobookPath = AUDIOBOOK_PATH
-    this.MetadataPath = METADATA_PATH
-    this.BookMetadataPath = Path.posix.join(this.MetadataPath.replace(/\\/g, '/'), 'books')
-    var LogDirPath = Path.join(this.MetadataPath, 'logs')
-    this.ScanLogPath = Path.join(LogDirPath, 'scans')
+  constructor(db, coverController, emitter) {
+    this.BookMetadataPath = Path.posix.join(global.MetadataPath, 'books')
+    this.ScanLogPath = Path.posix.join(global.MetadataPath, 'logs', 'scans')

    this.db = db
    this.coverController = coverController
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ class Scanner {
  }

  getCoverDirectory(audiobook) {
-    if (this.db.serverSettings.coverDestination === CoverDestination.AUDIOBOOK) {
+    if (this.db.serverSettings.storeCoverWithBook) {
      return {
        fullPath: audiobook.fullPath,
        relPath: '/s/book/' + audiobook.id
@@ -88,8 +85,8 @@ class Scanner {

    // Sync other files first so that local images are used as cover art
    // TODO: Cleanup other file sync
-    var allOtherFiles = checkRes.newOtherFileData.concat(audiobook._otherFiles)
-    if (await audiobook.syncOtherFiles(allOtherFiles, this.MetadataPath, this.db.serverSettings.scannerPreferOpfMetadata)) {
+    var allOtherFiles = checkRes.newOtherFileData.concat(checkRes.existingOtherFileData)
+    if (await audiobook.syncOtherFiles(allOtherFiles, this.db.serverSettings.scannerPreferOpfMetadata)) {
      hasUpdated = true
    }

@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ class Scanner {

    if (hasUpdated) {
      this.emitter('audiobook_updated', audiobook.toJSONExpanded())
-      await this.db.updateEntity('audiobook', audiobook)
+      await this.db.updateAudiobook(audiobook)
      return ScanResult.UPDATED
    }
    return ScanResult.UPTODATE
@@ -208,6 +205,7 @@ class Scanner {
    // Check for existing & removed audiobooks
    for (let i = 0; i < audiobooksInLibrary.length; i++) {
      var audiobook = audiobooksInLibrary[i]
+      // Find audiobook folder with matching inode or matching path
      var dataFound = audiobookDataFound.find(abd => abd.ino === audiobook.ino || comparePaths(abd.path, audiobook.path))
      if (!dataFound) {
        libraryScan.addLog(LogLevel.WARN, `Audiobook "${audiobook.title}" is missing`)
@@ -317,7 +315,7 @@ class Scanner {
    }))
    newAudiobooks = newAudiobooks.filter(ab => ab) // Filter out nulls
    libraryScan.resultsAdded += newAudiobooks.length
-    await this.db.insertEntities('audiobook', newAudiobooks)
+    await this.db.insertAudiobooks(newAudiobooks)
    this.emitter('audiobooks_added', newAudiobooks.map(ab => ab.toJSONExpanded()))
  }

@@ -330,7 +328,7 @@ class Scanner {
    if (newOtherFileData.length || libraryScan.scanOptions.forceRescan) {
      // TODO: Cleanup other file sync
      var allOtherFiles = newOtherFileData.concat(existingOtherFileData)
-      if (await audiobook.syncOtherFiles(allOtherFiles, this.MetadataPath, libraryScan.preferOpfMetadata)) {
+      if (await audiobook.syncOtherFiles(allOtherFiles, libraryScan.preferOpfMetadata)) {
        hasUpdated = true
      }
    }
@@ -525,7 +523,7 @@ class Scanner {
      Logger.debug(`[Scanner] Folder update group must be a new book "${bookDir}" in library "${library.name}"`)
      var newAudiobook = await this.scanPotentialNewAudiobook(folder, fullPath)
      if (newAudiobook) {
-        await this.db.insertEntity('audiobook', newAudiobook)
+        await this.db.insertAudiobook(newAudiobook)
        this.emitter('audiobook_added', newAudiobook.toJSONExpanded())
      }
      bookGroupingResults[bookDir] = newAudiobook ? ScanResult.ADDED : ScanResult.NOTHING
@@ -615,7 +613,7 @@ class Scanner {
        }
        Logger.warn('Found duplicate ID - updating from', ab.id, 'to', abCopy.id)
        await this.db.removeEntity('audiobook', ab.id)
-        await this.db.insertEntity('audiobook', abCopy)
+        await this.db.insertAudiobook(abCopy)
        audiobooksUpdated++
      } else {
        ids[ab.id] = true
@@ -668,7 +666,7 @@ class Scanner {
    }

    if (hasUpdated) {
-      await this.db.updateEntity('audiobook', audiobook)
+      await this.db.updateAudiobook(audiobook)
      this.emitter('audiobook_updated', audiobook.toJSONExpanded())
    }

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+const fs = require('fs-extra')
+const filePerms = require('./filePerms')
+const package = require('../../package.json')
+const Logger = require('../Logger')
+
+const bookKeyMap = {
+  title: 'title',
+  subtitle: 'subtitle',
+  author: 'authorFL',
+  narrator: 'narratorFL',
+  series: 'series',
+  volumeNumber: 'volumeNumber',
+  publishYear: 'publishYear',
+  publisher: 'publisher',
+  description: 'description',
+  isbn: 'isbn',
+  asin: 'asin',
+  language: 'language',
+  genres: 'genresCommaSeparated'
+}
+
+function generate(audiobook, outputPath) {
+  var fileString = ';ABMETADATA1\n'
+  fileString += `#audiobookshelf v${package.version}\n\n`
+
+  for (const key in bookKeyMap) {
+    const value = audiobook.book[bookKeyMap[key]] || ''
+    fileString += `${key}=${value}\n`
+  }
+
+  if (audiobook.chapters.length) {
+    fileString += '\n'
+    audiobook.chapters.forEach((chapter) => {
+      fileString += `[CHAPTER]\n`
+      fileString += `start=${chapter.start}\n`
+      fileString += `end=${chapter.end}\n`
+      fileString += `title=${chapter.title}\n`
+    })
+  }
+
+  return fs.writeFile(outputPath, fileString).then(() => {
+    return filePerms(outputPath, 0o774, global.Uid, global.Gid, true).then((data) => true)
+  }).catch((error) => {
+    Logger.error(`[absMetaFileGenerator] Failed to save abs file`, error)
+    return false
+  })
+}
+module.exports.generate = generate
+
+function parseAbMetadataText(text) {
+  if (!text) return null
+  var lines = text.split(/\r?\n/)
+
+  // Check first line and get abmetadata version number
+  var firstLine = lines.shift().toLowerCase()
+  if (!firstLine.startsWith(';abmetadata')) {
+    Logger.error(`Invalid abmetadata file first line is not ;abmetadata "${firstLine}"`)
+    return null
+  }
+  var abmetadataVersion = Number(firstLine.replace(';abmetadata', '').trim())
+  if (isNaN(abmetadataVersion)) {
+    Logger.warn(`Invalid abmetadata version ${abmetadataVersion} - using 1`)
+    abmetadataVersion = 1
+  }
+
+  // Remove comments and empty lines
+  const ignoreFirstChars = [' ', '#', ';'] // Ignore any line starting with the following
+  lines = lines.filter(line => !!line.trim() && !ignoreFirstChars.includes(line[0]))
+
+  // Get lines that map to book details (all lines before the first chapter section)
+  var firstSectionLine = lines.findIndex(l => l.startsWith('['))
+  var detailLines = firstSectionLine > 0 ? lines.slice(0, firstSectionLine) : lines
+
+  // Put valid book detail values into map
+  const bookDetails = {}
+  for (let i = 0; i < detailLines.length; i++) {
+    var line = detailLines[i]
+    var keyValue = line.split('=')
+    if (keyValue.length < 2) {
+      Logger.warn('abmetadata invalid line has no =', line)
+    } else if (!bookKeyMap[keyValue[0].trim()]) {
+      Logger.warn(`abmetadata key "${keyValue[0].trim()}" is not a valid book detail key`)
+    } else {
+      var key = keyValue[0].trim()
+      bookDetails[key] = keyValue[1].trim()
+
+      // Genres convert to array of strings
+      if (key === 'genres') {
+        bookDetails[key] = bookDetails[key] ? bookDetails[key].split(',').map(genre => genre.trim()) : []
+      } else if (!bookDetails[key]) { // Use null for empty details
+        bookDetails[key] = null
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // TODO: Chapter support
+
+  return {
+    book: bookDetails
+  }
+}
+module.exports.parse = parseAbMetadataText
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-const fs = require('fs-extra')
-const filePerms = require('./filePerms')
-const package = require('../../package.json')
-const Logger = require('../Logger')
-
-const bookKeyMap = {
-  title: 'title',
-  subtitle: 'subtitle',
-  author: 'authorFL',
-  narrator: 'narratorFL',
-  series: 'series',
-  volumeNumber: 'volumeNumber',
-  publishYear: 'publishYear',
-  publisher: 'publisher',
-  description: 'description',
-  isbn: 'isbn',
-  asin: 'asin',
-  language: 'language',
-  genres: 'genresCommaSeparated'
-}
-
-function generate(audiobook, outputPath, uid, gid) {
-  var fileString = `[audiobookshelf v${package.version}]\n`
-
-  for (const key in bookKeyMap) {
-    const value = audiobook.book[bookKeyMap[key]] || ''
-    fileString += `${key}=${value}\n`
-  }
-
-  return fs.writeFile(outputPath, fileString).then(() => {
-    return filePerms(outputPath, 0o774, uid, gid).then(() => true)
-  }).catch((error) => {
-    Logger.error(`[absMetaFileGenerator] Failed to save abs file`, error)
-    return false
-  })
-}
-module.exports.generate = generate
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ module.exports.ScanResult = {
  UPTODATE: 4
 }

-module.exports.CoverDestination = {
-  METADATA: 0,
-  AUDIOBOOK: 1
-}
-
 module.exports.BookCoverAspectRatio = {
  STANDARD: 0, // 1.6:1
  SQUARE: 1
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const chmodr = (p, mode, uid, gid, cb) => {
    // any error other than ENOTDIR means it's not readable, or
    // doesn't exist.  give up.
    if (er && er.code !== 'ENOTDIR') return cb(er)
-    if (er) {
+    if (er) { // Is a file
      return fs.chmod(p, mode).then(() => {
        fs.chown(p, uid, gid, cb)
      })
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ const chmodr = (p, mode, uid, gid, cb) => {
  })
 }

-module.exports = (path, mode, uid, gid) => {
+module.exports = (path, mode, uid, gid, silent = false) => {
  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    Logger.debug(`[FilePerms] Setting permission "${mode}" for uid ${uid} and gid ${gid} | "${path}"`)
+    if (!silent) Logger.debug(`[FilePerms] Setting permission "${mode}" for uid ${uid} and gid ${gid} | "${path}"`)
    chmodr(path, mode, uid, gid, resolve)
  })
 }
@@ -20,6 +20,23 @@ async function getFileStat(path) {
 }
 module.exports.getFileStat = getFileStat

+async function getFileTimestampsWithIno(path) {
+  try {
+    var stat = await fs.stat(path, { bigint: true })
+    return {
+      size: Number(stat.size),
+      mtimeMs: Number(stat.mtimeMs),
+      ctimeMs: Number(stat.ctimeMs),
+      birthtimeMs: Number(stat.birthtimeMs),
+      ino: String(stat.ino)
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Failed to getFileTimestampsWithIno', err)
+    return false
+  }
+}
+module.exports.getFileTimestampsWithIno = getFileTimestampsWithIno
+
 async function getFileSize(path) {
  var stat = await getFileStat(path)
  if (!stat) return 0
@@ -27,6 +44,15 @@ async function getFileSize(path) {
 }
 module.exports.getFileSize = getFileSize

+
+function getIno(path) {
+  return fs.stat(path, { bigint: true }).then((data => String(data.ino))).catch((err) => {
+    Logger.error('[Utils] Failed to get ino for path', path, err)
+    return null
+  })
+}
+module.exports.getIno = getIno
+
 async function readTextFile(path) {
  try {
    var data = await fs.readFile(path)
@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@ module.exports.comparePaths = (path1, path2) => {
  return path1 === path2 || Path.normalize(path1) === Path.normalize(path2)
 }

-module.exports.getIno = (path) => {
-  return fs.promises.stat(path, { bigint: true }).then((data => String(data.ino))).catch((err) => {
-    Logger.error('[Utils] Failed to get ino for path', path, err)
-    return null
-  })
-}
-
 module.exports.isNullOrNaN = (num) => {
  return num === null || isNaN(num)
 }
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 const Path = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs-extra')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
-const { getIno } = require('./index')
-const { recurseFiles } = require('./fileUtils')
+const { recurseFiles, getFileTimestampsWithIno } = require('./fileUtils')
 const globals = require('./globals')

 function isBookFile(path) {
@@ -114,16 +113,20 @@ function groupFileItemsIntoBooks(fileItems) {
 }

 function cleanFileObjects(basepath, abrelpath, files) {
-  return files.map((file) => {
+  return Promise.all(files.map(async (file) => {
+    var fullPath = Path.posix.join(basepath, file)
+    var fileTsData = await getFileTimestampsWithIno(fullPath)
+
    var ext = Path.extname(file)
    return {
      filetype: getFileType(ext),
      filename: Path.basename(file),
      path: Path.posix.join(abrelpath, file), // /AUDIOBOOK/PATH/filename.mp3
-      fullPath: Path.posix.join(basepath, file), // /audiobooks/AUDIOBOOK/PATH/filename.mp3
-      ext: ext
+      fullPath, // /audiobooks/AUDIOBOOK/PATH/filename.mp3
+      ext: ext,
+      ...fileTsData
    }
-  })
+  }))
 }

 function getFileType(ext) {
@@ -162,15 +165,15 @@ async function scanRootDir(folder, serverSettings = {}) {
  for (const audiobookPath in audiobookGrouping) {
    var audiobookData = getAudiobookDataFromDir(folderPath, audiobookPath, parseSubtitle)

-    var fileObjs = cleanFileObjects(audiobookData.fullPath, audiobookPath, audiobookGrouping[audiobookPath])
-    for (let i = 0; i < fileObjs.length; i++) {
-      fileObjs[i].ino = await getIno(fileObjs[i].fullPath)
-    }
-    var audiobookIno = await getIno(audiobookData.fullPath)
+    var fileObjs = await cleanFileObjects(audiobookData.fullPath, audiobookPath, audiobookGrouping[audiobookPath])
+    var audiobookFolderStats = await getFileTimestampsWithIno(audiobookData.fullPath)
    audiobooks.push({
      folderId: folder.id,
      libraryId: folder.libraryId,
-      ino: audiobookIno,
+      ino: audiobookFolderStats.ino,
+      mtimeMs: audiobookFolderStats.mtimeMs || 0,
+      ctimeMs: audiobookFolderStats.ctimeMs || 0,
+      birthtimeMs: audiobookFolderStats.birthtimeMs || 0,
      ...audiobookData,
      audioFiles: fileObjs.filter(f => f.filetype === 'audio'),
      otherFiles: fileObjs.filter(f => f.filetype !== 'audio')
@@ -196,32 +199,42 @@ function getAudiobookDataFromDir(folderPath, dir, parseSubtitle = false) {


  // If in a series directory check for volume number match
-  /* ACCEPTS:
+  /* ACCEPTS
    Book 2 - Title Here - Subtitle Here
    Title Here - Subtitle Here - Vol 12
    Title Here - volume 9 - Subtitle Here
    Vol. 3 Title Here - Subtitle Here
    1980 - Book 2-Title Here
    Title Here-Volume 999-Subtitle Here
+    2 - Book Title
+    100 - Book Title
+    0.5 - Book Title
  */
  var volumeNumber = null
  if (series) {
-    // New volume regex to match volumes with decimal (OLD: /(-? ?)\b((?:Book|Vol.?|Volume) (\d{1,3}))\b( ?-?)/i)
-    var volumeMatch = title.match(/(-? ?)\b((?:Book|Vol.?|Volume) (\d{0,3}(?:\.\d{1,2})?))\b( ?-?)/i)
-    if (volumeMatch && volumeMatch.length > 3 && volumeMatch[2] && volumeMatch[3]) {
-      volumeNumber = volumeMatch[3]
-      var replaceChunk = volumeMatch[2]
+    // Added 1.7.1: If title starts with a # that is 3 digits or less (or w/ 2 decimal), then use as volume number
+    var volumeMatch = title.match(/^(\d{1,3}(?:\.\d{1,2})?) - ./)
+    if (volumeMatch && volumeMatch.length > 1) {
+      volumeNumber = volumeMatch[1]
+      title = title.replace(`${volumeNumber} - `, '')
+    } else {
+      // Match volumes with decimal (OLD: /(-? ?)\b((?:Book|Vol.?|Volume) (\d{1,3}))\b( ?-?)/i)
+      var volumeMatch = title.match(/(-? ?)\b((?:Book|Vol.?|Volume) (\d{0,3}(?:\.\d{1,2})?))\b( ?-?)/i)
+      if (volumeMatch && volumeMatch.length > 3 && volumeMatch[2] && volumeMatch[3]) {
+        volumeNumber = volumeMatch[3]
+        var replaceChunk = volumeMatch[2]

-      // "1980 - Book 2-Title Here"
-      // Group 1 would be "- "
-      // Group 3 would be "-"
-      // Only remove the first group
-      if (volumeMatch[1]) {
-        replaceChunk = volumeMatch[1] + replaceChunk
-      } else if (volumeMatch[4]) {
-        replaceChunk += volumeMatch[4]
+        // "1980 - Book 2-Title Here"
+        // Group 1 would be "- "
+        // Group 3 would be "-"
+        // Only remove the first group
+        if (volumeMatch[1]) {
+          replaceChunk = volumeMatch[1] + replaceChunk
+        } else if (volumeMatch[4]) {
+          replaceChunk += volumeMatch[4]
+        }
+        title = title.replace(replaceChunk, '').trim()
      }
-      title = title.replace(replaceChunk, '').trim()
    }
  }

@@ -272,8 +285,12 @@ async function getAudiobookFileData(folder, audiobookPath, serverSettings = {})

  var audiobookDir = audiobookPath.replace(folderFullPath, '').slice(1)
  var audiobookData = getAudiobookDataFromDir(folderFullPath, audiobookDir, parseSubtitle)
+  var audiobookFolderStats = await getFileTimestampsWithIno(audiobookData.fullPath)
  var audiobook = {
-    ino: await getIno(audiobookData.fullPath),
+    ino: audiobookFolderStats.ino,
+    mtimeMs: audiobookFolderStats.mtimeMs || 0,
+    ctimeMs: audiobookFolderStats.ctimeMs || 0,
+    birthtimeMs: audiobookFolderStats.birthtimeMs || 0,
    folderId: folder.id,
    libraryId: folder.libraryId,
    ...audiobookData,
@@ -284,14 +301,14 @@ async function getAudiobookFileData(folder, audiobookPath, serverSettings = {})
  for (let i = 0; i < fileItems.length; i++) {
    var fileItem = fileItems[i]

-    var ino = await getIno(fileItem.fullpath)
+    var fileStatData = await getFileTimestampsWithIno(fileItem.fullpath)
    var fileObj = {
-      ino,
      filetype: getFileType(fileItem.extension),
      filename: fileItem.name,
      path: fileItem.path,
      fullPath: fileItem.fullpath,
-      ext: fileItem.extension
+      ext: fileItem.extension,
+      ...fileStatData
    }
    if (fileObj.filetype === 'audio') {
      audiobook.audioFiles.push(fileObj)
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
advplyr	ecc425d89d	Fix:Remove epub dependency from server	2022-02-27 19:03:38 -06:00
advplyr	289b3e9f94	Version bump 1.7.1	2022-02-27 19:02:07 -06:00
advplyr	74a68a4557	Add:Check metadata.abs file modified date to rescan	2022-02-27 18:58:23 -06:00
advplyr	42604331ff	Add:Sort by file birthtime and modified timestamps #215	2022-02-27 18:18:38 -06:00
advplyr	428a515c6a	Add:mtime,ctime,birthtime to audiobook folder and files	2022-02-27 18:07:36 -06:00
advplyr	c81b12f459	Add:Book folder name starting with number and has series folder use as volume number	2022-02-27 16:52:01 -06:00
advplyr	779d22bf55	Add:Parse abmetadata metadata.abs file, save metadata.abs on all audiobook insert/update	2022-02-27 16:14:57 -06:00
advplyr	295c6b0c74	Add:Generate book metadata file when book details are changed,Add:Server setting for storing book metadata in book folder	2022-02-27 14:28:18 -06:00
advplyr	aa50cc2d81	Change:Main dir paths moved to global vars, server settings stored in globals vars	2022-02-27 13:47:52 -06:00
advplyr	eb109c398f	Change:Server setting for coverDestination to storeCoverWithBook boolean, Add:abmetadata generator	2022-02-27 12:47:56 -06:00
advplyr	4e7d2ddc58	Fix:Quick match requiring cover	2022-02-27 11:03:10 -06:00
advplyr	a5b10aac96	Readme update features	2022-02-27 11:02:33 -06:00
advplyr	fcbccaeb4e	Fix:Drag n drop uploader	2022-02-26 18:28:09 -06:00